Texas DMV Permit Practice Test 2026

Correct answer: You must yield to traffic on the divided highway

A driver on a single- or two-lane road must yield to vehicles on a divided road or a road with three or more lanes.

Source: Chapter 4: Right-of-Way – Single or Two-Lane Road Intersecting a Multi-Lane Road

Correct answer: Toward the oncoming train, off to the side of the tracks

Get out and move away from the tracks toward the direction the train is coming from, so you are not hit by debris thrown forward in the crash.

Source: Chapter 4: Right-of-Way – Additional Safe Driving Procedures at Railroad Crossings

Correct answer: Stop, then turn left, yielding to pedestrians and traffic

After a full stop at a red light, you may turn right—or turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street—unless prohibited, yielding to pedestrians and other traffic.

Source: Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers – Traffic Signals

Correct answer: Octagon (eight sides)

The eight-sided octagon is used exclusively for stop signs.

Source: Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers – Table 17: Signs by Shape

Correct answer: 30 mph

The statutory speed limit in an urban district is 30 mph unless otherwise posted.

Source: Chapter 8: Speed and Speed Limits – Table 22: Speed Limits

Correct answer: At least 100 feet

Signal continuously for at least 100 feet before turning or stopping, and turn the signal off afterward.

Source: Chapter 6: Signaling, Passing, and Turning – How to Signal

Correct answer: 100 feet

Never drive on the left side of the road within 100 feet of, or while crossing, an intersection or railroad crossing.

Source: Chapter 6: Signaling, Passing, and Turning – Passing (Keep to the Right)

Correct answer: No closer than 15 feet

Do not park or stand a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Do Not Park or Stand a Vehicle

Correct answer: 0.08

A driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated at a BAC of 0.08 or more.

Source: Chapter 10: Alcohol and Drug Impact on the Driving Ability – The Number One Killer is Alcohol

Correct answer: The driver and all passengers, regardless of age

Texas requires the driver and every passenger, of any age, to wear a safety belt in a seat equipped with one.

Source: Chapter 14: Additional Safety Tips – Safety Belts

Correct answer: 3 to 5 seconds longer

Passing a truck on a level road takes three to five seconds longer than passing a car, so be sure you have room and don't linger alongside.

Source: Chapter 9: Some Special Driving Situations – Share the Road with Trucks (Passing)

Correct answer: 70 percent

You must score 70 percent or better to pass any Texas knowledge exam.

Source: Chapter 1: Your License to Drive – Part 1: The Knowledge exam

Correct answer: 15

You may apply for a learner license at 15 after completing the classroom portion of driver education and passing the vision and knowledge exams.

Source: Chapter 1: Your License to Drive – Learner License (Instruction Permit)

Correct answer: $30,000

Texas minimum liability insurance is $30,000 per person, $60,000 for two or more people, and $25,000 for property damage.

Source: Chapter 3: Safety Responsibility – The Liability Insurance Law

Correct answer: Yield to vehicles on the paved road

Drivers coming from an unpaved road must yield the right-of-way to traffic on the paved road.

Source: Chapter 4: Right-of-Way – Unpaved Road Intersecting a Paved Road

Correct answer: Call the railroad and give it the crossing's number

The blue Emergency Notification System sign lists the railroad's emergency number and the crossing's USDOT number, which tells the railroad the exact location.

Source: Chapter 4: Right-of-Way – Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Emergency Notification System (ENS)

Correct answer: Stop completely, then go when it is safe

Treat a flashing red light like a stop sign: stop completely, then proceed when safe. Cross traffic may not have to stop.

Source: Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers – Traffic Signals

Correct answer: Yield signs

The equilateral triangle is used exclusively for yield signs.

Source: Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers – Table 17: Signs by Shape

Correct answer: 15 mph

The speed limit in an alley is 15 mph.

Source: Chapter 8: Speed and Speed Limits – Table 22: Speed Limits

Correct answer: Do not turn; continue straight ahead

If you can't reach the proper lane within one-half block before the turn, skip the turn and continue straight.

Source: Chapter 6: Signaling, Passing, and Turning – Turning